RE: [Aroid-l] Arum italicum ID

From: "danny wilson" <mudwasp_ at hotmail.com> on 2004.08.30 at 06:15:06(12109) sounds like they are all A. italicum. i have a somewhat large clump in my backyard with all of the variants you dscribed, adn then some! >From: "plantsman" >Reply-To: Discussion of aroids +More >To: "Aroid-L" >Subject: [Aroid-l] Arum italicum ID >Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:13:47 -0400 > >For several years, I've been growing several varieties of what were sold to >me as Arum italicum. I've got a group of the small variegated leaved >variety that were sold as A. italicum 'Pictum' that I know is now a >subspecies. I've also got several others that were just called A. italicum >in another group. These are much larger plants, with very large triangular >hastate leaves and get at least two feet tall. I seem to recall that their >large corms were rather long and narrow when planted. Some of them have all >green leaves and others have silver areas. I've also noticed a variation >among the spathes, although I've not kept up with which color leaf had which >spathe. Some are a pale green, others have a definite purple interior and >others just a light flush of purple down deep. Are these all A. italicum or >possible different species? I've had a devil of a time finding pictures of >any of this family. I've just harvested the seed heads from all of these >and contemplating what to do with them. Thanks! > >David Sizemore >Kingsport, TN (Zone 6a) > >_______________________________________________ >Aroid-l mailing list >Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com >http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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